Irani Work of Art

Hasan Shabbir · Post by **Hasan Shabbir** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:06 am

http://picasaweb.google.com/hasanshabbir1/ImanMaleki?feat=directlink

Hasan

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Do you know why only Iran among all Muslim countries would create this kind of wonderful artwork that includes human and animal life?

Dr. Shabbir

Asif zaheer · Post by **Asif zaheer** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 1:53 pm

Salaam alaikum,

i think,they know what original islam is,and also the present islamic theology is distorted by their ancestors like bukhari etc.please correct me if i m wrong.

Thanx.

wassalaam

Dr. Shabbir · Post by **Dr. Shabbir** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:01 am

Dear brother,

Thanks for your comments. I don't think Iranis know the authentic Islam better than other Muslims. All are traveling in the same boat of ignorance.

However, to my knowledge, no authentic Shi'ah Hadith denounces fine arts. This is also evident from the ancient paintings created in Iran.

Finally, the Persian Mani, the founder of Mani Religion, probably a contemporary of Jesus Christ, was himself an outstanding painter. That culture is still popular in Iran.

Arnold Yasin · Post by **Arnold Yasin** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:27 am

Salaam,

Why did the Persians allowed art while Sunni Islam didn't? Because Sunni Islam is mostly influenced by the Jewish law theology. While Persian Shi'ism just remained Zoroasterian in Theology.

Sunni Muslims had mostly Christians living in their territories, and thus took in many Jewish laws to counter Christian theology, as art and paintings were part of Christian idolatry. In a sense, the law against painting images was probably created for the small Muslim minorities moving into the new territories and the new converts. A distance had to be created between their Christian idolatry and their new faith, and so many Jewish anti-images laws were taken over.

Shi'is on the other hand didn't want people to denounce their heritage. Everything that was Persian and could be moulded into Islam was taken in. They were to proud of their Persian heritage, hateful against Arab culture and in a sense believed Islam was something that should be given to them instead of the Arabs. Persian was far more worthy to carry the banner of Islam. Thus they made Islam Persian, instead of Persia taken over Islam.

Dr. Shabbir · Post by **Dr. Shabbir** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:47 pm

Very right, dear AY!

Hasan Shabbir · Post by **Hasan Shabbir** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:55 pm

Majid Arvari

Another Compilation of realist paintings.. hope you like these as well.

http://picasaweb.google.com/hasanshabbir1/MajidArvari?feat=directlink

Tehran, Iran

photos: 23 â€“ 10 MB

Public

Majid Arvari was born in 1969 in Tehran. He has been fascinated by the art of painting since he was a child. In 1989, he visited the painting exhibition of Master Morteza katouzian - the greatest realist painter of Iran which was held in Tehtan. This exhibition had a great impact on him and made him to find new prospects in painting. In 1990, he started to learn painting under the mastery of this great artist. In 2001, He and Iman Maleki(realist painter), established their own painting studio and began teaching considering classical and traditional values.He got marrid in 2005. He participated in Several Exhibition including the Tehran Third Biennal Painting Exhibition in 1995, Exhibition of Iranian Realists Painters in 1999 at Tehran Muesum of Contemporary Art and group exhibitions of Kara studio painters in 1992 and 1998 at Sabz gallery and 2003 at Museum of Fine Arts in Saad Abad Palace. At 2004, he was honored as one of the top 100 finalists in 2nd International ARC competition.

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mehrdad jamshidi

Another Irani Mastermind

http://picasaweb.google.com/hasanshabbir1/MehrdadJamshidi?feat=directlink